undercover /ʌndə'kʌvə/
a. 秘密工作的、暗中做的
- Swanson persuaded Hubley to work undercover to capture the killer.
- 斯旺森说服了赫布利秘密工作以抓捕凶手
underused /ʌndə'ju:zd/
a. 未充分利用的
- Owners make money from underused assets.
- 业主从未充分利用的财产中赚钱
anticipate /æn'tisipeit/
v. 预期
- They anticipate moving to bigger premises by the end of this year.
- 他们预期年底前迁入更大的经营场所
dispute /di'spju:t/
n. 争论、辩论
- The cause of the accident was still in dispute.
- 事故的原因仍在争议之中
v. 对...提出质疑
- These figures have been disputed.
- 有人对这些数字提出质疑
reluctant /ri'lʌktənt/
a. 不情愿的、勉强的
- She was reluctant to admit she was wrong.
- 她不愿承认自己有错
reluctance /ri'lʌktəns/
n. 勉强、不情愿
- They finally agreed to our terms with a certain reluctance.
- 他们最终有点勉强地同意了我们的条件
certain /sə:tn/
a. 确定、肯定
- They are certain to agree.
- 他们肯定会同意
a. 某人、某事、某种
- Certain people might disagree with this.
- 某些人对这事可能不会赞同
a. 轻微的、微小的、显而易见却难以描述的
- That's true, to a certain extent.
- 在一定程度上的确如此
- I felt there was a certain coldness in her manner.
- 我觉得她的态度有点冷淡
